Combined speed-governor and lubricator.



G. C. PHARO.

COMBINED SPEED GOVERNOR AND LUBRICATOR.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 24| 1917.

Patented May14,1918.

2 SHEEIS-SHEE I.

G. C. PHARO.

COMBINED SPEED GOVERNOR AND LUBRICATOR.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.24, 191].

1 ran sFr-aras PATENT FFCE.

GORDON C. PHARO, OF MARYSVILLE, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR T0 THE PHARO MANU- FACTURING COMPANY, 0F IBRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION OF CON- NECTICUT.

COMBINED SPEED-GOVERNOR AND LUBBICATOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 14, 1918..

Application led March 24, 1917. Serial o. 157,130.

To all Iwhom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, GORDON C. PHARO, a citizen of the United States of America., re.- siding at Marysville, in the county of Yuba and State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combined Speed-Governors and Lubricators, of which the following is a full, clear, and eX- act description.

This invention relates to a combined lubricator and governor for use in gas or gasolene engines, steam engines or other prime movers in which lubricating and, speed controlling functions are desirable.

One object of the invention is to provide a simplified method of controlling the speed of a motor by a governor embodying a pump for creating pressure by the liquid discharged from the pump, and at the same time discharging a portion of such liquid under pressure to the several bearings of the motor to lubricate the same, thereby obviating the necessity for using a force feed lubricating pump, or similar device, and materially reducing the number of parts required as compared with the case where a. governo-r and lubricator are installed as independent systems.

Another object of the invention is to provide a speed governing device employing a rotary impeller which performs the two-fold function of governing the speed of the motor and lubricating the bearings, and locating such device in the crank case of the motor so it will stop pumping when the oil becomes so low as to endanger the motor. When the impeller stops pumping from such cause the motor will begin to race and act.

as a signal to notify the operative that the oil in the crank case has reached the vdanger point, thus preventing accidents due to burning out the bearings, etc.

The energy for governing the speed of the motor is derived from the pressure generated by the rotation of the impeller which forces such oil against a movable part, as a piston or diaphragm, from vwhich such pressure is communicated to the throttle valve or other controlling element. The piston to which such pressure is transmitted, being sul'nnerged in oil. acts in the manner of a dash-pot, and is not injuriously affected by the vibrations which it encounters when the governing device is used on the motor of a traction engine, motor truck, or other motor driven vehicle when the vehicle is driven over rough roads. This is also a very important feature of the invention.

The above, and other objects and advantages of this invention will be better understood from the following description and accompanying drawings which describe Vand illustrate two preferred embodiments thereof. The invention is not, however, confined to the specific construction, or relative arrangement of parts, shown by way ofv example in said drawings, but may be varied within Wide limits, as contemplated by the terms of the claims hereinafter made.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 shows an end elevation, partly in vertical section, of the crank case of a gasolene or other engine having applied thereto a governor and lubricator, under one form of the invention, and a Fig. 2 is a similar view illustrating a modified construction.

Referring first to Fig. l, the crank case of the engine is shown as composed of two sections A, B, having therein the usual crank shaft C, and cam shaft D, which rotate in suitable bearings supported by the crank case. Under this form of the invention the principal parts of the combined governor and lubricating device are inclosed within the crank case. A rotative part of the motor C, as the cam shaft D, is provided with a worm gear which meshes with a worm 28 keyed to a shaft 10, which latter is supported for rotation in suitable `bearings at its opposite ends. Near the lowerpportion of the shaft 10 the rotary impeller 3 is secured for rotation with said shaft. The impeller is provided with a number of radial vanes l7 which extend from near the inlet port ll, located about the hub of the impeller, to the discharge orifices 6, to provide a series of radial passages for the oil, which latter ows from lthe bottom part of the crank casing through a screen 2 below the impeller, and enters the suction inlet 11 thereof when the impeller is rotated. The impeller is provided with an upper set of passages l20 which are separated from the lowerl assages by a horizontal partition or wall, tlie passages 20 being. formed between radial partitions, as in the case oi the lon/'er passages. The cil is discharged from the impeller by centrifugal force when the iinpeller is rotated', and that portion oi the oil which flows from the passages 20 acts upon a piston 22, which plays in a cylindrical extension i? ci the iinpeller, such extension rotating with the irnpeller and havingl a ground or runninon joint with the opening in the casing as ineicated at i89 so as to pie vent the escape oi? oil at this point, The piss ton 22 has a hub 2i surrounding the shaft l0, and said hub operates through a hey 25, playing in a heynzay 26 in the shaft i0, the lrey transmitting the pressure oi the piston to a rod 2?, which reeiprocates in a bore oi the shaft l0, and acts upon an anti-friction roll 29 carried at the end oi an arni oi' a bell crank 3G, which is pivoted to the casino". rl`he other arm of the bell cranlr 36 is pivotally connected to one end oi a rod 317 the other end ci which rod is pivote/d to an arin 33 which is iastened to the shaft of the throttievalve. el' spiral spring 23 surrounds a Arod 2i, which latter is pivoted at one end to the upper arno oi the bell crank 36, between f the connection oi said erin with the rod' 3l and the iulcifuin of the bell crank. The outer oi the spring 23 acts upon an adjusting nut 32, which inay be turned by a suitable tool to adjust, to the required degree, the amount of tension oi? the spring 23a and hence the resistance odered by said spring1 to the niove1A ent oi the piston 22 under the pressure caused, by the liquid pumped against said piston by the iinpeller 3. is the huid pressure generated by the rotation of the impeller is dependent upon the speed of the niotor the adjustment or the spring 23 will determine the amount ci? such speed Which Will be necessary to create .pressure on the piston suincient to close thethrottle valve, and by suitably` adjusting such tension the permissible speed ci the motor may be regu lated.

lt will thus beissen that that portion ofA the rotary centrifugal irnpeller 3 which discharges through the passages 20 constitutes art of the speed governor for the rector.

rlhe liquid discharged from the orices 6 oi the impeller tlovvs into an annular chainber 8, and is thence conducted through a pipe 9, and lany suitable number oi branch i ipes 9", connected therewith, to `the various nearings of the niotor ier lubricating the saine.

Ilhe rotary impeller is located at a low point in the base i3 oi the crank case and its suction inlet il is positioned properly to indicate to the operator when the oil in the crank case has fallen to the danger point3 or Where further use oi ythe motor Without renewing the oil would result in burning the bearings. lvl/'hen the oil falls below the suo tion inlet il, the governor will cease to act upon the throttle valve, thereby permitting the engine to racej and notifying the operator instantly that the oil in the crank case is too low.

'lhe bottoni of the crank case is provided -with an internally threaded opening which is closed by an externally threaded plug l, i'orrned with a socket 3i Which receives the bearing for the lower end ofthe shaft i0. This plug, being removable, permits ready access to the rotary piston impeller 3. The plug i has an eension which is internally bored to receive the lower cylindrical portion oi the iinpelier, with which such eXtension has a running joint7 as shown at l5, and the extension of the plug is provided with a diaphragm i3 which forms a division between the chambers 8 and l2. yi`he chamber l2 is provided With a number of radial vanes I16, which extend from the screen i to the bearing hub 3i and serve to carry the oil', admitted at the screen 2, to the inlet port ll in the impeller, and to prevent swirling.

will be understood that when the speed oi the engine iialls below that which is necessary to overcome the resistance of the spring 23, the latter willorce the piston i9, down causing the oil beneath it in the cylinder to dow back through the passages 20 and the inlet port il 'Where it will be discharged through passage 7 into the lubrieating system.

Referring to Fig. 2, the combined pump and governor illustrated in this lView is to be installed on the outside 'of an engine cranlr case, and to this end said mechanism is inclosed in an oil tight housing 36 which is bolted to the crank case. A Worm gear 35, which is tast to the shaft 64, meshes with a yvorrn gear carried by the cam shaft D ofi the inotor. The housing 36 basa hollovv base portion 36a which is provided with a i'iange 37, for securing it to the oil reservoir, at the base i3 ofi the crank case, and oil is admitted iroin said reservoir, through an opening 38, to the rotary iinpeller of the governor. 1

The shaft 64 is supported for rotation in suitable bearings carried by the housing 36, and the rotary impeller ilis secured to the lower end portion oi the shaft. The inipeller under this `forno of invention coinprises a'single set of radial passages 43, iornied between the vanes l2 which extend trono the inlet port 40 of the impeller, to the periphery ci the latter. "lhe iinpellcr il is provided with a cylindrical extension 62 which is tted oil tight in the base 36, and a piston 52 is mounted to reciprocate in the cylinder 62. Thepiston 52 has a cylindrical hub 54 which surrounds the shaft 64, and transmits the pressure of the pistou, through a hey 55, to a rod 56 Which reciprocates in a longitudinal bore oi the shaft 6i.. lhe upper end of the rod 56 acts upon one arm of a bell crank 57, the other arm of said bell crank being connected through a rod 58 with an arm 59 which isrigidly attached to the throttle valve of the engine. Movement of the bell crank to close the throttle valve is resisted by a spiral spring 5,3, one end of which is attached to a iiXe'd point in the housing 36, while the opposite end is connected with the lower arm of the bell crank through a threaded rod 68, and a nut 67. When the impeller is rotated the liquid is forced centrifugally through the passages 43 thereof, and exerts an upward pressure upon the piston 52, which, through the described connections, closes the throttle valve, more or less, in accordance with the amount of pressure.` which is exerted upon the piston, the described movement being resisted bythe spring 53. As the tension of this sprin is adjustable through the rod 68 and nut 6 the amount of pressure required to overcome the spring and close the throttle valve may be predetermined, and

hence the speed of the engine governed in the same manner as' in the construction disclosed in Fi 1.

The cylin rical extension 50 is provided with avnumber' of small openings 44 which permit a relatively small portion of the oil discharged by the impeller to pass into an annular .chamber 45, the oil bein con* ducted thence by a main pipe 46 to a istributing lchamber 47, from which it is con-v ducted by suitable branch pipes 48 to the various bearin s of the engine. The combined area of t e openings 44 is very much less than the combinedarea of the passages 43 ofthe impeller so that the latter will deliver a greater quantity of oil at its periphery than can possiblyy escape through the openings 44. -The top wall 49 of the impeller 41 is smaller in diameter than the inside of the cylinder 50 so that an annular s ace 51 is 'formed through which the surp us oil that cannotv escape through the openings 44 passes and comes in contact with the piston 52.

y When sulicient s eed is generated by the engine to create t rough the impeller a pressure which is superior to the resistance oered by the spring 53, the piston will rise, thereby closin the throttle valve to which it is connected t rough the sleeve 54, key 55,

shaft 56, bell crank 57 rod 58 and arm 59;' l

and when the speed of the engine has been suiciently reduced, with the attendant reduction of pressure below the piston 52 due `to the slowing down of the impeller, the

spring53 will eiect a reverse movement ofv the piston and, through the described con nections, will cause the throttle valve to open more or less, thereby maintaining the engine at a given speed. When the piston moves downwardly the oil in the cylinder under the piston will pass through 'the openings 44 and into the lubricating system and, in the event of a sudden change in the speed of the engine the oil will be caused to return to the crank case through passages 43, port 40 and opening 38. The oil under prsure in the annular chamber 45 is prevented from escaping by the running lit between the lower cylindrical extension of the impeller and the opening yin the base 36"* which surrounds such extension, as indicated .at 60. Any oil that may leak past 'the cylindrical portion'50 of the impeller, either on the outside where it iits the casing at 62, or on the inside Where it is in contact 'with the piston, is carried up through the casing 36 arbund the spring 53, and returned to the crank case through the opening 63.

It will be noted that the impeller illustrated in Fig. 2 dilfers somewhat in its details from that shown in Fig. 1, and while including a less number of parts than the latter such impeller Will be found effective, and if .desired may be installed inside the crankcase as in the forrn'of the invention shown in Fig. l. The principal advantage possessed by the form of impeller'shown in Fig. 2 over that shown in. Fig. l is its simplicity, and relatively lowencost of manufacture. It' will be noted that in either of the forms illustrated, the impeller 'is lo-Y 1cated ata low point' in the oil reservoir of the crank case so as to be in position'for indicating when the oil has reached a critical point, permitting the engine to race. The operator Will thus be warned, by an undue speedof the'engine, that the governor is not acting to hold the engine at a redet'ermined speed, and this will indicate t at the'oil has fallen. to such a low llevel that the engine bearings would be in danger if the engine was operated further without renewing the oil in the crank case. The invention, in either of its forms, possesses many advantageous and desirable features other than those herein enumerated which will'be'manifest to -those skilled in the art, and it is to be understood that such invention is not confined to the particular constructions and arrangements of parts herein illustrated and described, but may be embodied in many other forms, without departing from the principles thereof.

Having thus described my I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. A device of the class described having,

in combination-,'a rotar virnpeller'the rotor' of which is provided with independent discharge passages, speed governor mechanism controlled by the pressure of discharge from 2. A device of the class described having,

invention, what his n eonlbinaeion, a retaiy impellef the io'o of 'which is provided Wish a disellage pasage, nioo' speed goveining means operated by elle pressure oi liquid flowing 'from said pesage, and another disolaage passage in ioor with means o ieceiving liquid hereiioin and Conducting it so elle bearings a 'noten 5. a combined govecnoi" and ln'b'ioatoi",

die combination with a *fosa-ry impellei having two independent sets oi? liquid passages arranged at di'd'eent levels, a nels-tively niovaole meinloei? for receiving liquid und-e1' piessne ion one sei; of passages, speed gewenning means for a motor opeiased 'foin said member, and nieans foi Conducting Jhe liquid disoliaiged ioni 'the other se?J of nassages to `die loeaz'ings of the motor.

e. l'n a combined goa/einer and labiieatoi', a otaiy impelle having 'two independeniJ sets of iadial passages located in different planes transyeisely of its axis of notation, a movable member opeiated by *die piessine of liquid disoliaiged from one set of' pas. sages, motor speed goyei'ning devises, in eluding a assisting spring, opeiated by said member, and oil conduits in communication with the otliei sei.4 of passages in said impeller airanged so' eonl; s die oil discharged iom said passages io ene loeaiinggs of ne moisi?.

5. ln a Combined governo? and ln'eiieaoi, a ioaiy impellei saving liquid 'passa located in diffe ent `planes tansyeisely of its axis of imitation, a pantiion sepaafting said passages, speed govenoi opeating niem- 'bef inoyaloie by elle pressure of disoliaieje from one of said passages, and a lubricating system arranged io seeeiye the liouid discharged oin the eine? of said nassaes.

6. ln a combined govefno" and lnoricazor, a notary impeilei having two independentl sets of i'aoial liquid passages located in difeent iiansvei'se planes, an annnlai disenaige chamber sui'onnding one ses of 1passages. a nenloei movable by die nsessnie of liquid said eliamber, speed gewenning means contolled loy said nienioe, an annular diseliafge chamber snionndinnj die eolie? set of passages, and means or conducting liquid fiom said Chamber to he neaiings of felie moto? eontfolled by said speed ,govern ing meansk 5., in a combined governei and luloiea'oi,

a rot-any ininelei having two sees of independent rad-iai -passages, a oylindei connested with the ininelle, a piston movable in said eylindeia under 'elle piessnie of liquid discharged if'ion one ses of iadial passages, speed goyefning means opeiased .-zom said pision, and :means 'lion eondneing lnoiioane fo ille nessi-nes of a motos supplied loy the diseiiage from 'elle eine? seiI oi radial passages,

a Aconfdsined govei'noi and lnaiicazoi,

a easing, a sha-lit supported foi rotation tlieaein by a anoto?, a iota'y iinpellea1 oarried loy *ul-1e slla and leaving; an axial inles opening and radial discharge passages, a plug til-leaded so the easing eaiying Aa bearing1 foid said shaft and an inlet opening to supply oil to said axial opening, speed goveining means opeivated loy the liquid disoliaiged ioni one of said passages, and luloieating means supplied by oil nov/'ing iiem anothei of said passages.

9. in a combined governo? and iuorioatoi, the combination with a oeay impellei diiven ioin a moi/oin and having sepaated seis oil i'adial passages and a oonneo'eed oylu indes, an independent annule? ellaniloen suiionnding eaeli sell of passages, a piston inevable in said eylindei and arianged to open ae motor speed goveining means 'hiougii :Huid pessnfe derived fom one o1c said ehainloeis, and means connected with the other one oi said elianibeis for supplying innicani'; to Jdie bearings oi the motor.

l0. ln a Combined goyeinoi and motel, a ioaiy iinioellei having an axial inlet, adial liquid disoiaaige passages, and a oylindeiD connected Wish said impellei", a casing; llavinf" a Tunning @eine with said eylinde and fo ined with annnlai oliainloes surrounding the diselaaige passages, a plug threaded to die easing carrying a beasing nor the inlpsllei shaft and nai/'ing a running joins with said impeller, and governing an lubricating ineens opeiated loy liquid disll. The combination with a motos, of a ioay inipeliei' diven from said moto?, devises goveining she speed of said nietos opens-ed by oil disoliaiged from elle iin- "pelle, means foi conducting a oorion of said oil so die moto? bearings, and means iol supplying oil to the impellei from the crank ease of ilse inotoi at a point which is so loeated as to stop ane opeation o the "oyeining devices when *elle oil in the @Tank ease eeaelies a pedetefmined level.

l. The combination with a nacion, of an oil pump diven 'thereby and pressnie-opeiaied speed governing devises 'oi the motor opeiaied ilioni said pump, means foi oondneting oil diseliaeged :oni said pomp izo die bearings of the inotoi", and means fos suppl g oil eo said pump a peine in -`die mank ease of drie nioof. so loeaied as to indieae dias lle oil is unduly low when 'lnoagn lack of supply 'die goveinoi ceases lo v l5. The eoinloinaion nidi a niooi, of an oil pump diiven theieby and having its inle's connected yvii'cli 'die oil neseifvoir in 'die crank ease oi *eine mossi" at approximately Sine lowest point which is consisten@ with safety to 4die bearings, ynessnne operated syeefgove f means foi elle motos opel*- "ey @ness dei'iyed oin a session oi3 the liquid discharged by said pump, and means for supplying another portion' of said liquid to the bearings of the motor, said parts being so organized that when the oil in the crank case falls to an abnormal level the governor will fail to act, and the racing of the motor will warn the operator.

14. The combination with a motor, of a.

rotary centrifugal impeller driven thereby, speed governing means including a member movable under pressure derived from liquid discharged from the impeller, an adjustable spring opposing the movement of said impeller, and a motor controlling device operated by said member and spring, means for conducting a portion of the liquid discharged by the impeller to the motor bearings, and means for supplying oil to the impeller from the lowest point in the crank case of the motor at which oil may be carried without danger to the motor,

15. An apparatus of the class described having, in combination, a rotary centrifugal double impeller having a common inlet and two independent discharges, speed governing means operated by the pressure of liquid from one discharge, and a lubricating system supplied with liquid from the other discharg In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 22nd day of March A.- D. 1917.

GORDON C. PHARO.

Vitnesses:v

NELLE L. AHEARN, H; E. ADELSPERGER. 

